Definition of the anthropocene: A view from the underworld

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 395, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 239-254

  Fairchild, Ian J ^a   Frisia, Silvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 84901068487     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP395.7     Document Type: Article

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